Denmark at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# Denmark at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women. Competitors from Denmark won 15 medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze to finish 29th in the medal table.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F44/46 |
| Gold | Jakob Mathiasen | Athletics | Men's Javelin F42 |
| Gold | Karen Jacobsen | Cycling | Women's Bicycle Time Trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 |
| Gold | Martin Enggaard Pedersen Kenneth Hansen Soren Holgren Jensen Ricky Neilsen Peter Weichel | Goalball | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Sisse Grynet Egeborg | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 |
| Silver | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's Discus F44/46 |
| Silver | Karen Breumsoe | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S4 |
| Silver | Karen Breumsoe | Swimming | Women's 200 m Freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Rene Nielsen | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P54-58 |
| Bronze | Rene Nielsen | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F56 |
| Bronze | Johnny Andersen | Shooting | Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2 |
| Bronze | Kazimierz Mechula | Shooting | Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 |
| Bronze | Peter Lund Andersen | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 |
| Bronze | Karen Breumsoe | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Peter Rosenmeier | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 6 |

## Sports

### Athletics

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Thomas Bradal | F55-56 | Javelin | 27.83 | 952 | 6 |
| Jackie Christiansen | F44/46 | Discus | 51.90 | 1038 | |
| Jackie Christiansen | F44/46 | Shot put | 15.74 WR | 1083 | |
| Jakob Mathiasen | F42 | Javelin | 49.57 | - | |
| Rene Nielsen | F55-56 | Javelin | 33.99 | 1061 | 4 |
| Rene Nielsen | F56 | Shot put | 11.27 | - | |
| Rene Nielsen | P54-58 | Pentathlon | 5495 | 5495 | |

### Boccia

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen | Mixed individual BC1 | Padtong (THA) | L 5-6 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen | Mixed individual BC1 | Aandalen (NOR) | L 5-6 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen | Mixed individual BC1 | Leung (HKG) | W 4-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen | Mixed individual BC1 | Marques (POR) | W 6-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen | Mixed individual BC1 | Wilhelmsen (NOR) | W 9-2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrik Jorgensen | Mixed individual BC1 | Grossmayer (AUT) | W 7-0 | 1 Q | N/A | Fernandez (POR) L 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrik Jorgensen | Mixed individual BC1 | Ibarburen (ARG) | W 10-0 | 1 Q | N/A | Fernandez (POR) L 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrik Jorgensen | Mixed individual BC1 | Hawker (USA) | W 14-0 | 1 Q | N/A | Fernandez (POR) L 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrik Jorgensen | Mixed individual BC1 | Lanoix-Boyer (CAN) | W 16-0 | 1 Q | N/A | Fernandez (POR) L 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bent Lorenzen | Mixed individual BC2 | Toon (NZL) | L 1-8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bent Lorenzen | Mixed individual BC2 | Cordero (ESP) | L 1-14 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bent Lorenzen | Mixed individual BC2 | Wong (HKG) | W 5-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mansoor Siddiqi | Mixed individual BC2 | Steirer (AUT) | L 0-16 | 2 Q | Toon (NZL) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mansoor Siddiqi | Mixed individual BC2 | Mongkolpun (THA) | W 4-3 | 2 Q | Toon (NZL) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mansoor Siddiqi | Mixed individual BC2 | Murphy (IRL) | W 10-4 | 2 Q | Toon (NZL) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Bent Lorenzen Mansoor Siddiqi | Team BC1-2 | Portugal (POR) | L 1-10 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Bent Lorenzen Mansoor Siddiqi | Team BC1-2 | New Zealand (NZL) | L 0-12 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Bent Lorenzen Mansoor Siddiqi | Team BC1-2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | L 2-12 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Bent Lorenzen Mansoor Siddiqi | Team BC1-2 | Ireland (IRL) | L 3-7 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Bent Lorenzen Mansoor Siddiqi | Team BC1-2 | Thailand (THA) | L 3-11 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Cycling

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Karen Jacobsen | Women's road time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | 27:31.57 | |
| Karen Jacobsen | Women's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | 1:19.91 | 5 |

### Equestrian

**Individuals**

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Liselotte Rosenhart | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 65.273 | 11 |
| Liselotte Rosenhart | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 67.111 | 15 |
| Henrik Sibbesen | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 67.548 | 5 |
| Henrik Sibbesen | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 67.909 | 9 |
| Malene Sommerlund | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 65.091 | 12 |
| Malene Sommerlund | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 67.889 | 12 |
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 66.581 | 7 |
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 67.091 | 11 |

**Team**

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Liselotte Rosenhart Henrik Sibbesen Malene Sommerlund Line Thorning Jørgensen | Team | 392.259 | 8 |

### Goalball

The men's goalball team won the gold medal after defeating Sweden in the gold medal match.

**Players**

* Martin Enggaard Pedersen
* Kenneth Hansen
* Soren Holmgren Jensen
* Ricky Nielsen
* Peter Weichel

**Tournament**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denmark vs. Sweden (SWE) | 3 - 3 | 1 Q |
| 2 | Denmark vs. United States (USA) | 10 - 7 | 1 Q |
| 3 | Denmark vs. Canada (CAN) | 10 - 1 | 1 Q |
| 4 | Denmark vs. Germany (GER) | 9 - 3 | 1 Q |
| 5 | Denmark vs. Greece (GRE) | 10 - 3 | 1 Q |
| Quarterfinals | Denmark vs. Hungary (HUN) | 9 - 3 | W |
| Semifinals | Denmark vs. United States (USA) | 8 - 1 | W |
| Gold medal final | Denmark vs. Sweden (SWE) | 7 - 5 | |

### Shooting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 8 Q | 105.4 | 704.4 | |
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 598 | 4 Q | 103.8 | 701.8 | 5 |
| Kazimierz Mechula | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 588 | 6 Q | 100.9 | 688.9 | 7 |
| Kazimierz Mechula | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1107 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazimierz Mechula | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 599 | 6 Q | 105.3 | 704.3 | |
| Kazimierz Mechula | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 572 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Lone Overbye | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 594 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lone Overbye | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 351 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Peter Lund Andersen | S6 | 50m freestyle | 32.55 | 3 Q | 32.01 | 4 |
| Peter Lund Andersen | S6 | 100m freestyle | 1:10.28 | 3 Q | 1:09.72 | 4 |
| Peter Lund Andersen | S6 | 400m freestyle | 5:31.56 | 3 Q | 5:23.72 | |
| Soren Moller | S6 | 100m freestyle | 1:15.49 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Soren Moller | S6 | 400m freestyle | 5:34.80 | 4 Q | 5:40.84 | 6 |
| Soren Moller | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:22.63 | 6 Q | 1:22.91 | 6 |
| Dennis Storgaard | S9 | 400m freestyle | 4:39.24 | 8 Q | 4:39.20 | 8 |
| Dennis Storgaard | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:07.97 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claus Taudorf | S10 | 50m freestyle | 26.71 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claus Taudorf | S10 | 100m freestyle | 58.14 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claus Taudorf | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:15.97 | 8 Q | 1:16.38 | 8 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Karen Breumsoe | S4 | 50m freestyle | 53.80 | 4 Q | 53.18 | |
| Karen Breumsoe | S4 | 100m freestyle | 1:50.96 | 2 Q | 1:51.00 | |
| Karen Breumsoe | S4 | 200m freestyle | 3:56.20 | 2 Q | 3:50.92 | |
| Karen Breumsoe | S4 | 50m butterfly | N/A | N/A | DSQ | DSQ |
| Kathrine Gronkjaer | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:20.65 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kathrine Gronkjaer | SM9 | 200m individual medley | 2:59.52 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sisse Grynet Egeborg | S9 | 50m freestyle | 32.27 | 7 Q | 32.19 | 8 |
| Sisse Grynet Egeborg | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:18.44 | 7 Q | 1:18.10 | 5 |
| Sisse Grynet Egeborg | SB8 | 100m breaststroke | 1:27.06 | 1 Q | 1:23.85 PR | |
| Sisse Grynet Egeborg | SM9 | 200m individual medley | 2:51.04 | 3 Q | 2:53.01 | 7 |
| Mia Juhl Mortensen | S10 | 50m freestyle | 31.70 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mia Juhl Mortensen | S10 | 100m freestyle | 1:08.95 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mia Juhl Mortensen | S10 | 400m freestyle | 5:11.23 | 5 Q | 5:11.30 | 6 |
| Mia Juhl Mortensen | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:51.93 | 7 Q | 2:54.65 | 8 |

### Table tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michal Jensen | Men's singles 6 | Schmidt (GER) L 1-3 | Itkonen (SWE) W 3–2 | Solis (CHI) W 3–0 | 2 Q | Kowalski (POL) L 1–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Rosenmeier | Men's singles 6 | Buzin (RUS) W 3-1 | du Plooy (RSA) W 3-0 | Ono (JPN) W 3-1 | 1 Q | Blok (NED) W 3-2 | Schmidt (GER) L 0-3 | Kowalski (POL) W 3-0 | |
| Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier | Men's team 6-7 | France (FRA) L 1-3 | Sweden (SWE) W 3-2 | Netherlands (NED) W 3-2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
